Kerry Weber

5 days ago | americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber

A Reflection for Monday in the Octave of EasterFind today’s readings here. And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them. It seems counterintuitive, but when something good happens in our lives, we may sometimes feel a combination of both joy and fear. We may be grateful but also wonder: Am I worthy of this? What happens next? Especially if the news marks a big life change—perhaps a birth or an engagement, a promotion or a move—sharing that news can make it feel more real.

1 month ago | americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsA Reflection for Friday of the Second Week of LentFind today’s readings here. The Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit. With one terrible act of violence after another, the story in today’s Gospel makes me uncomfortable each time I hear it. Why would the tenants destroy lives to satisfy their own greed?

2 months ago | americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsA Reflection for Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary TimeFind the readings here. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? In honor of World Marriage Day on Sunday, Feb. 9, our pastor read an excerpt from the “Exhortation Before Marriage” from the 1962 Roman Ritual at Mass.

2 months ago | americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber

Composite image: Drawing of Jesus (Wikimedia); Bobblehead figurine of Jesus are featured in this undated photo from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee (CNS photo/courtesy National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum); St. Anthony statues in living color (iStock/soniabonet). It started when my mother found the portrait of John Paul II on the floor, propped against the wall, in the hallway of the diocesan offices.

Dec 23, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Kerry Weber

The sheep were not well behaved. This was the report from my third-grade shepherd following his first rehearsal for our parish Christmas pageant. I reminded him that perhaps, as a shepherd (and a slightly older child), he might take on some responsibility for keeping the fuzzy first graders in line.